UPDATE — Oct. 10, 2026: This article contains earlier information about Hurricane Isaias. The National Hurricane Center has since issued its final advisory, and the Alachua County flood watch has expired. WEATHER UPDATE | FRIDAY, OCT. 9, 2026 ALACHUA COUNTY – Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a powerful Category 3 storm Friday, Oct. 9, as it…
NEWBERRY – Newberry city commissioners adopted a final property tax rate of 5.8800 mills and approved a $47.9 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year at their Sept. 28 meeting, along with utility rates, financing for a fire training facility and several development-related measures. The City Commission set the final millage rate at 5.8800 mills,…
NEWBERRY – For a few hours Saturday, downtown Newberry looked a little like an earlier time. Classic cars and trucks lined the street with their hoods raised, drawing visitors who stopped to admire the engines, talk with vehicle owners and take photographs. Nearby, vendors welcomed shoppers beneath colorful tents filled with handmade crafts, baked goods,…
NEWBERRY – Free naloxone is now available in Newberry following the installation of a distribution box designed to give residents ready access to the medication used to reverse opioid overdoses. City officials and emergency responders marked the launch of the program with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 15. The initiative is a partnership involving the Newberry…
NEWBERRY – Newberry city commissioners set the property tax rate at 5.880 mills and approved a tentative $47.9 million budget Sept. 14 during a meeting that also included action on utility rates, six voluntary annexations, a McDonald’s development plan and a six-lot subdivision. The commission adopted a resolution setting the city’s millage rate for fiscal…
NEWBERRY – A 44-year-old Newberry man was arrested Sept. 2 following a nine-hour standoff with Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies at a home in CountryWay Town Square, where authorities said he barricaded himself after allegedly attacking and threatening a 73-year-old woman. Earnest Lee Coleman Jr. was arrested at about 9:20 a.m. after deputies found him…
Reserve Space on Sept. 23 NEWBERRY – A Newberry health care practice will offer a limited number of free breast health evaluations Sept. 23 for women who are overdue for breast cancer screening or have encountered obstacles to obtaining a mammogram. To Your Health and Wellness is adding the complimentary evaluations after appointments for a…
ALACHUA COUNTY – The calendar may still say summer, but communities across the area are turning their attention to fall, with festivals, car shows, homecomings and Halloween celebrations stretching from September into mid-November. The season gets underway in Waldo with an event centered on one of fall’s most familiar crops. The second annual Waldo Sweet…
NEWBERRY – Newberry property owners will pay a $360 residential fire assessment in the coming fiscal year, while city commissioners have increased the proposed property tax rate to help pay for fire station improvements and an additional firefighter. The Newberry City Commission approved the final fire assessment for fiscal year 2026-27 during its Aug. 24…
NEWBERRY – A proposed residential development of up to 500 single-family homes on approximately 160 acres moved forward Monday as the Newberry City Commission unanimously approved a rezoning request on first reading. The proposal was the only item listed under public hearings and ordinances during the commission’s Aug. 10 meeting. Commissioners approved the first reading…
